Pharmacist service for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Not Applicable

Conditions: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Registration Number: KCT0006508

Lead Sponsor: Daegu Catholic University Medical Center

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 282

Inclusion Criteria

1) Among outpatients 18 years of age or older who visit the Department of Rheumatology at Daegu Catholic University Hospital, those who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and have received one or more of the following DMARDs
- Conventional DMARDs: Hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, bucillamine, leflunomide, tacrolimus
- Biologic DMARDs (subcutaneous): etanercept, adalimumab, golimumab, tocilizumab, abatacept
- JAK inhibitor: tofacitinib, baricitinb, upadacitinib
2) Patients who started taking a new drug (DMARD, steroid, or analgesic) at the time of randomization
3) Persons with mobile devices (smartphones, etc.)
4) Patients who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients who have difficulty responding to written or interview questionnaires due to cognitive impairment, etc.
2) Patients with severe systemic or malignant disease
3) Patients who do not agree to install the medication guide tool (an application or app developed in this study) on the mobile device
4) Patients who do not agree to provide medication information using Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
5) Patients judged by other researchers as inappropriate to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional Study

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as measured by K-EQ-5D

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medication adherence measured by Compliance-Questionnaire-Rheumatology in Korean (K-CQR);Medication knowledge;Patient satisfaction with pharmacist services measured by patient satisfaction questionnaire in Korean (K-PSQ);ESR, hs-CRP, pain score mesured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), number of joint involvement;unexpected emergency center visit or hospitalization